Whitney White 

I’m about to confess to something here that few people know about me.

Something I got told a lot in graduate school was that self-care was paramount. We talked about all our self-care efforts during practicum and internship. We had to journal some of those efforts. We had to journal some of those efforts. While taking care of myself is important to my success in helping care for others (whether they’re my clients or my kids), I’ve also realized that I won’t self-care my way into total prevention of compassion fatigue

September is Suicide Awareness Prevention month. I’ve been wanting to write a blog on the issue, but sometimes I find myself unable to put words to screen because it’s all been said (and often better) before. So, this week I’ll be sharing about a non-profit that I was blessed to be a part of during my school practicum and internship experiences.

Summer time also means training season for most of us that are in non-profit work. As we go through the trainings, seminars, discuss caseloads, and learn new ways to help our clients I’ve found myself thinking, “Let’s just do this already – I want to get back out there!” Training ‘season’ is a bit frustrating for me as are low tides in my caseloads

I’m no expert on all things Texas-Mental-Health. I usually try to stay focused in on my tiny piece of the Texas puzzle so that I don’t get overwhelmed with the mental health problems we face as a state in order to put my talents to improving as best as possible what is directly in my path. I’m working on learning more about the challenges facing my state as they relate to my profession and mental health care.